OTTAWA — Following is the text of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s apology in the House of Commons for the federal government’s past treatment of members of the LGBTQ community:
One of the greatest choices a person can make in their life is the choice to serve their fellow citizens.

In January, I will become a first in Canadian history: the first Francophone transgender person and expert in transgender studies to be hired as a professor to teach, in French, sexual and gender diversity.

The dozen or so members of Rainbow New Beginnings didn’t know each other before they joined hands in early 2016 with a shared mission: To help a persecuted LGBT person find safety, security and a new life in Canada.

Ontario hockey coaches, trainers and managers have been instructed to take training programs in support of transgender players. The recent mandate applies to the three Ontario hockey associations: Hockey Eastern Ontario, the Ontario Hockey Federation and Hockey Northwestern Ontario.